On Wednesday, September 20, 2000, a piece of history was moved from a storage space in Lowell, MA to its new home in Cambridge, MA. A four-ton section of the Berlin Wall owned by the EF Education Company was moved to their Cambridge headquarters located at One Education Street. The wall section, which stands approximately twelve feet high and four feet wide, was shipped to the U.S. and transported to a Lowell warehouse owned by the Sterling Corporation of Billerica. At the Lowell site, Toupin unloaded the section of wall, which was shipped on its side and placed it in Sterling's warehouse for temporary storage while the Cambridge site was being developed. On September 20th, the Cambridge site being complete, Toupin Rigging received the call from Sterling to relocate the wall section to its new home an ocean away from its origin. The wall mass was rolled onto one of Toupin's specialized air ride trailers and transported to the Cambridge site.
In Cambridge, the wall would first need to be placed upright as it was shipped lying on its side. Toupin Rigging foreman Don Beland along with workers Roland Bergeron and Dan Porter made this task look effortless with the use of a lifting jig and crane operated by Rick Marshal of Astro Crane Service. Once upright, the wall section was secured with rigging and precisely hoisted from the trailer to the foundation site outside EF headquarters. Once the wall was in place, a cylindrical top section was also craned into position completing the structure and giving New England a significant piece of history.
Through the efforts of EF Education, and the professional workmanship of Toupin Rigging Company and the Sterling Corporation, people in the Boston area can take a quick drive to view evidence of a now bygone era. Built in 1961, the Berlin Wall stood as a representation of the Cold War and the division of people and ideals. Today, this small section of wall displayed outside EF headquarters now stands as a monument to the fall of Soviet communism and the reunification of Germany.
Specialization
Machinery used in today's fast paced high technology industries require precise handling and expertise. Furthermore, the production facilities and environments where these machines operate require significant and important protocol. Toupin Rigging specializes in working in all these environments including all clean room applications.
Experience & Knowledge
Toupin Rigging has extensive experience working with machinery used in all class clean rooms including machinery used in semiconductor, biotech, optical and medical industries. Our crews are trained to meet clean room protocol and safety measures that are essential to our customer's success. Whether the job requires the installation of a single machine used for inspection, Diffusion/Implant, Lithography, Etching or the set up of a complete semiconductor Fab, TRC is outfitted with the knowledge, experience and proper resources.
Tools, Equipment & Storage
Toupin Rigging has specialized clean tools and materials specifically designated for clean room work. These include aluminum gantries, air caster moving system, stainless steel or plated dollies, jacks, pallet trucks, roller dollies, Johnson bars, etc. Materials include stainless, aluminum and poly plating, wrapped or poly blocking, nylon slings and ratchet straps, clean room tape, anti-static wrap, lint free and pre-entry alcohol wipes, etc. All tools and equipment are kept clean and additionally wiped down before entry into clean rooms.
When forklifts are needed, we use our fleet of modern electric powered forklifts, which are all outfitted with non-marking wheels. Our fleet of air ride electronics van trailers and heated electronics trailers are used to transport your sensitive machinery to and from the jobsite.
Additionally, we provide full warehouse services including climate controlled warehouse space for storing climate sensitive machinery.
Established over 50 years ago, the Toupin Rigging Company has become the industry's premier leader in the rigging, relocation, set up and transportation of machinery used in all industries. We are a family owned and operated business with three generations of experience. Throughout this time period our company mission has been to exceed the needs and expectations of our valued customers by providing the best expertise, commitment and quality service available in our field.
Toupin Rigging is proud to be a full service company offering our customers a wide range of services to meet all their industrial needs. Our services include machinery installation and moving, rigging, millwright service, crane service, industrial warehousing, packaging and crating, heavy haul and air ride transportation, dismantling and demolition, metal fabrication, welding and structural modification.
We are committed to giving the utmost attention and detail to every project regardless of the project's size. Whether your needs involve the moving of a single machine or the complete turnkey relocation of an entire plant, TRC has the extensive expertise and resources to complete your project safely, with the highest quality and in the best possible time.
Industry relies on TRC no matter the size or complexity of the project. Our professional staff is on hand to provide you with unparalleled service. Our project managers and field engineers will design and develop a strategic plan to meet your specific goals as well as manage the project through its safe and timely completion. The experienced crews who perform your important tasks are coupled with the most modern state of the art equipment and tooling to ensure quality and excellence. Combined with our extensive resources and work ethic, TRC is committed to our customer's satisfaction and success.
We offer a full Millwright service providing the complete installation, assembly/disassembly, modification and maintenance of single machines or entire production lines. In addition to delivering and locating the machinery within your facility, we can precisely assemble, align and level the machinery to the required layout and specifications. Our crews have extensive experience in the set up of all types of machinery used in every industry. Furthermore, we have a great relationship working with all the machine manufacturers to ensure that the machinery is set up to the manufacturers specifications. We can also take care of securing your machinery within your facility. In many applications the machine base is as important as the machine itself. We can install all types of machine foundations and securing systems including concrete, aggregate and epoxy grouts, sole plates, structural steel, base plates, support platforms, vibration pads, levelers, anchors, etc. Once the base is prepared, we can align and level the machinery within .005" with our calibrated machinist levels, laser and optical levels.
If it's time to decommission or relocate machinery let the professionals at TRC handle it. Our crews can disassemble the machinery with the same precision and care used in assembling it. We will make sure that all the machine parts and sections are well marked and labeled for reassembly. If the machinery is designated for disposal our crews will safely dismantle the machinery and transport it to approved recycling facilities.
If modifications, repair or routine maintenance is desired, whether it's for a scheduled shut down or an immediate emergency, TRC can keep you running smoothly and reduce unwanted down time.
